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I would point out the distinction between "cracking" a password and "re-setting" it. If a malicious individual re-sets a password, they advertise their intrusion.

If you cannot do someone any good: don't do them any harm....
As long as you did this to one of these, the least of my little ones............you did it unto Me.
What profiteth a man if he gains the entire World at the expense of his immortal soul?

Re: nt offline passwd cracker security

\"The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards - and even then I have my doubts\".....SpafEverytime I learn a new thing, I discover how ignorant I am.- ... Black Cluster

There actually is a way to block this. I'm not up to speed on how but rest assured that it is possible. I witnessed a friend try it at our local library and when he rebooted the system The disk didnt have any effect? I think it may have something to do with disk partitioning.

If it was in a library, the most likely method is to physically disconnect the drive. Otherwise go into the BIOS and remove the floppy from the boot sequence..............you would have to password protect the BIOS for that to be effective.

If you cannot do someone any good: don't do them any harm....
As long as you did this to one of these, the least of my little ones............you did it unto Me.
What profiteth a man if he gains the entire World at the expense of his immortal soul?

With physical access to the computer there is _no_ way to block the attacker. Everything you want to try to stop them is easily circumvented.... Remember, all he has to do is remove the HD, place it in a different system and boot to his own OS. Your HD is now his to do with what he wishes and his wishes probably don't equal your dreams.....

Don\'t SYN us.... We\'ll SYN you..... \"A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools.\" - Thucydides